Fiesole is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 5 km northeast of that city. It has structures dating to Etruscan and Roman times.
Aerial view of Piazza Mino, the main square of Fiesole
Excavation of the late-fourth-century BC Etruscan temple in Fiesole that later was used by the Romans
Partial restoration of one of the Roman structures in Fiesole
A fourteenth-century depiction from the Nuova Cronica showing the sacking of Fiesole in 1010, Chig.L.VIII.296 49v
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area.
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